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repercussion definition

re·per·cus·sion (rē′pər kus̸h′ən, rep′ər-)

noun

  1. Archaic a driving back or being driven back by something resistant; rebound; recoil
  2. reflection, as of light or sound; reverberation
  3. a far-reaching, often indirect effect of or reaction to some event or action: usually used in pl.

Etymology: L repercussio < pp. of repercutere, to rebound, strike back: see re- & percussion

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